Rock Hill woman sentenced for involvement in fentanyl distribution ring




  • In US
  • 2023-02-02 10:27:27Z
  • By WSOC
 

A Rock Hill woman will spend time behind bars for involvement in a fentanyl distribution ring.

Investigators in York County said 51-year-old Patricia Hemphill was part of a drug trafficking operation that moved about 225 packages of drugs from California to Rock Hill and the Charlotte area in just a year.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said that Hemphill will spend the next three years in jail.

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